We took a closer look at the origins of Russia’s second largest religion

 

24 August

We took a closer look at the origins of Russia’s second largest religion Before converting to Christianity, Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavovich of Kiev considered the possibility of adopting Islam as the state religion of Russia. However, there was one critical point that stopped him. Read this week’s feature history report to find out and learn more about how Christians and Muslims have lived side by side for nearly 14 centuries. To recreate Peter the Great’s wishes of creating a “European city” in the style of Venice, many channels had to be dug and drawn out of the Neva River, creating dozens of little “islands”. St. Petersburg, at one point, had as many as 101. Find out all about the remaining ones and how they compliment Russia’s ‘Northern Capital’ in our newest travel article.  Many countries have over centuries adopted a tricolor flag with a particular set of colors. Russia’s national flag is also one of those. But what do the colors stand for and does their positioning have any significance? Read our latest history report to find out this and other interesting facts about the Russian flag.